Species Mycobacterium kokjensenii

Name: Mycobacterium kokjensenii Iversen et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: kok.jen.se’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kokjensenii, is named after Axel Kok-Jensen, a Danish pulmonologist who dedicated his life to combating lung diseases, particularly with a focus on mycobacteria and TB among socially disadvantaged population groups in Denmark

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kok-jen-SE-ni-i, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 77527; ITM 501392; Mu0083

16S rRNA gene: PP499329 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Iversen XES, Rasmussen EM, Folkvardsen DB, Svensson E, Meehan CJ, Jorgensen R, Norman A, Lillebaek T. Four novel nontuberculous mycobacteria species: Mycobacterium wendilense sp. nov., Mycobacterium burgundiense sp. nov., Mycobacterium kokjensenii sp. nov. and Mycobacterium holstebronense sp. nov. revived from a historical Danish strain collection. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6620. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6689.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Iversen XES, Rasmussen EM, Folkvardsen DB, Svensson E, Meehan CJ, Jorgensen R, Norman A, Lillebaek T. Four novel nontuberculous mycobacteria species: Mycobacterium wendilense sp. nov., Mycobacterium burgundiense sp. nov., Mycobacterium kokjensenii sp. nov. and Mycobacterium holstebronense sp. nov. revived from a historical Danish strain collection. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6620. 🇩🇰

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Record number: 56565
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